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Forrester Harvey

Acting Born Jun 26, 1884 County Cork, Ireland 24 credits

Biography

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Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor.

From 1922 until his death year Harvey appeared in more than 115 films. He was credited for about two-thirds of his film appearances, but some of his roles were uncredited. The burly actor with a mustache mostly played comic supporting roles, often as an innkeeper. His best-known role was Beamish in the first two Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller. Together with Claude Rains, he played in The Invisible Man, as a tavern owner and husband of a hysterical Una O'Connor, and in The Wolf Man. He appeared in two films for Alfred Hitchcock, first in his British silent film The Ring (1927), later in Hitchcock's Hollywood debut Rebecca (1940). A number of reference works incorrectly identify him as having played Little Maria's father in Frankenstein. Harvey's interment was in California.

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Known for

Film

Rebecca

as Chalcroft
Film

The Invisible Man

as Herbert Hall

Full filmography

  • Rebecca (1940) as Chalcroft
  • The Invisible Man (1933) as Herbert Hall
  • The Wolf Man (1941) as Twiddle
  • Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) as Beamish
  • Shanghai Express (1932) as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
  • Captain Blood (1935) as Honesty Nutall
  • Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Beamish
  • The Lodger (1944)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) as Old Prouty
  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • The Ring (1927) as The Promoter
  • China Seas (1935) as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
  • A Christmas Carol (1938) as Old Fezziwig
  • The Invisible Man Returns (1940) as Ben Jenkins
  • Red Dust (1932) as Captain Limey
  • The Painted Veil (1934) as Waddington
  • The Prince and the Pauper (1937) as Meaty Man
  • Lady for a Day (1933) as Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
  • The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) as Hogan
  • Let Us Live (1939) as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
  • Souls at Sea (1937) as Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
  • This Above All (1942) as Proprietor
  • Kongo (1932) as 'Cookie'